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History 405N Week 6 Quiz Question 1 2 / 2 pts (TCO 10) After the Civil War, a new immigrant was most likely to be from England. Germany. Ireland. Correct! Italy. Chapter 1... 7 Question 2 2 / 2 pts (TCO 2) Some neighborhoods and even industries came to be associated with immigrants of a particular nationality because immigrants could learn only one job. refused most work offered to them. would work only for one employer. Correct! tended to settle in nationality groups. Chapter 17 Question 3 2 / 2 pts (TCO 6) The gold standard was the replacement of gold coins with silver coins. a measure of a politician’s achievement while in office. the ideal balance between tariffs and prices. Correct! a political issue in the 1896 Presidential election. Chapter 17 Question 4 2 / 2 pts (TCO 10) How did the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory fire affect industrial reforms? Managers began locking the exits of factories. Progressives began to focus on other areas for reforms. Congress passed laws that increased the work day to 12 hours. Correct! Cities and states began passing laws to make workplaces safer. Chapter 18 Question 5 2 / 2 pts (TCO 6) What surprise military action helped shorten the Spanish-American War? The defeat of Emilio Aguinaldo and Filipino nationalists The arrival of Theodore Roosevelt’s rough riders The capture of Guantanamo Bay Correct! The attack by Dewey on the Spanish fleet in Manila Bay Chapter 19 Question 6 2 / 2 pts (TCO 7) What nation informed American authorities about the Zimmermann note? Germany Correct! Great Britain Mexico Russia Chapter 20 Question 7 2 / 2 pts (TCO 7) What was the name of the agreement that ended World War I? The Fourteen Points The League of Nations Correct! The Treaty of Versailles The Paris Peace Conference Chapter 20 Question 8 2 / 2 pts (TCO 11) During the 1920s, the stock market Correct! rose sharply. leveled off. declined sharply. became obsolete. Chapter 22 Question 9 2 / 2 pts (TCO 11) What brought the Harding Administration to an end? President Harding was impeached. President Harding was defeated in the 1924 election. Correct! President Harding died of a heart attack. President Harding resigned in response to the Teapot Dome scandal. Chapter 21 Question 10 2 / 2 pts (TCO 11) Which economic factors led to the Great Depression? Underproduction, disparity of wealth, low interest rates, and low stock speculation Underproduction, high consumption, low interest rates, and high stock speculation Correct! Overproduction, disparity of wealth, limited money supply, and high stock speculation Overproduction, high consumption, limited money supply, and low stock speculation Chapter 22 Question 11 20 / 20 pts (TCOs 6 and 7) Identify and explain at least two major reasons for the growing call in the late 1800s for the United States to become a global empire. Then identify and describe one of the first events that signaled the beginning of American imperialism. Make sure you use enough details to support your answer. [Show More]

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